Total Reserves, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total Reserves, per square kilometre was 0.0407 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total Reserves, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.0407 units per square kilometre for total reserves, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.041 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Reserves, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +726.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.041 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Reserves, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +726.8% | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 0.028 units per square kilometre | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 units per square kilometre | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | 0.041 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 5 San Marino 5.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Israel 5.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 South Korea 4.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Lebanon 4.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Malta 3.76 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Mauritius 3.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Japan 3.4 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 457.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 964.12 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 226.08 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Total reserves, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0407 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.041 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for total reserves, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 10 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total Reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total Reserves divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total Reserves ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total Reserves World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total Reserves divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.